Fireproof window-sash.



No. &376,113. PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908. G. M. VOLTZ.

FIREPROOF WINDOW SASH.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 22. 1907.

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&Hornets GEORGE M. VOLTZ, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

FIREPROOF WINDOW-SASH.

No. s76,113.

Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed January 22. 1907. Serial No. 353.539.

T 0 all whom it may concerns Be it known that I, GEORGE M. VOLTZ, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county olBuchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful FireproofiVindow-Sash, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to sliding window sashes,though there are l`ea tures not necessarily limited to this particu` lartype.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple ande'll'ective sash that will securely hold a window-pane, can be readilydetached from and replaced in a 'indowframe, and will permit the readyremoval and replacement of the glass, should the same become necessaryor desirable.

The pre'ferred embodiment of theinvention is disclosed in theaccompanying drawings, whereinz- Figure 1 is a side elevation of aportion of the sash, showing the glass in place therein and said sash ina window. Fig'. 2 is a hori- Zontal sectional view theretl'rough.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the'figures of the drawings.

ln the embodment set 'l orth, the walls defining' the sides of thewindow opening, are each provided with a guide member that is in theform of a channel iron 3, having one portion embedded in said wall, theother projecting' into the Window-opening, as dislosed in Fig. 2. TheWindow-sash includes side bars associated With these guide members. Asdisclosed in the accompanying drawings, each of the side bars comprisesa partition Wall 4, from one side of which projects a longitudinallydisposcd retaining plate 5, said plate being located along one marginot' the Wall. From the opposite side of the partition Wall projects anoutstanding longitudinally disposed guide lang'e 6 that is located alongthe opposte margin of the wall l to the plate 5. '.l.`he'guide llang'e(i is associated with one side of the guide member 3, and another flange7 is associated with the opposite side of said member. The latterllang'e is detachably Secured to the partition wall by screws S or othersuitable 'fast-eners. The spaced fianges 6 and 7 thus produce betweenthem a guide-way that receives the guide member 3, as will be clear byreference to Fig. 2. Associated with the retaining plate 5, is a curvedretaining plate 9, which is detachably Secured by screws 10 or othersuitable fasteners to the edge of the wall 4 opposite that to which thellange 7 is Secured. The plates 5 and 9 clamp between them, apane-receiving carrier tube 11 having a longitudinal slot 12, which isexposed between the inner ends of the plates 5 and 9, and receives themarginal portion of the window-pane 13.

It will be evident that this structure is very simple, and yet isentirely effective for the purpose described. In case, a pane is broken,the same may be removed and a new one placed in position by removing theretaining plate 9, whereupon the tube 11 can be detached and the glassplaced in position, as will be evident. The plate 9 moi-coverconstitutes means for contracting the carrier tube 11 upon the glass, soas to avoid all looseness and rattle. Moreover if it is desired todetach the sash from the window, it is only necessary to remove theflange 7, whereupon said sash can be swung laterally, as will beevident.

'From the foregoing, it is thought that the Construction, operation, andmany advantages of the heroin described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of eonstruetion, may be rcsorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my nvention, what I claim as new, and desreto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a window structure of the character described, the combinationwith a sliding sash comprising a holdin frame including guiding meansand spaced retaining plates, and a slotted pane-receiving carrier tubemounted in the holding 'rame between the plates and having a slottedportion exposed tlerein, of means coacting with the guidiig means forguiding the sash in its sliding movement.

2. A wimlow-sash including a side bar having pane-holding means, spacedside 'llanges projccting `from its outcr side, forming a guide-waybetween them, one of said 'llanges being detachable, and means forsecuring said detachable flange to the bar independently of thepane-holding means.

3. A window sash including a side bar having guiding means, spacedretaining plates, one of which is detachable from the bar, means forsecuring the detachable plate to the bar, and a pane-receiving carrierlocated between the retaining plates and removable upon the detachrnentof said retaining plates, said carrier being held against displacementfrom the bar by the plates.

4. A window sash including a side bar comprising a partition wall havingspaced guiding flanges projeeting from one side, retainng platesprojecting from the other side, and a slotted carrier tube locatedbetween and secured to the bar by the retaning plates.

5. A window-sash including a side bar having a partition wall, retainngplates projecting from one side of the wall', a pane-receiving carrierlocated between the retaining plates, spaced guide fianges projectingfroni the other side of the partition plate, certain of said fianges andplates being detachable,

and means for securing the detaehable plate and detachable flange to thepartition wall.

6. A window sash including a partition wall having an inset retainingplate along one inargin, and an outstanding guide flan e projectingfroni the opposite side of said plate and located at the other inargin,a detachable retaining plate associated with the first mentioned plate,a slotted carrier tube clamped between the plates, and a detachableguide flange carried by the partiton wall and associated With the firstmentioned outstanding flange.

In testinony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoa'lfiXed Iny signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. VOLTZ.

Vitnesses REUBEN L. VOLTZ, LESLIE C. HoLM.

